Sandstorm
Al Sweigart, 2026. Windblown grains of ASCII sand sweep across the terminal in overlapping, shifting gusts.
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Programmer art that begins in the terminal.
Scroll art is made from program loops and print() to generate endless, scrolling animations. They are suitable for beginners learning to program, but can grow into boundless sophistication and creativity.
DNA
Al Sweigart, 2026. A repeating double helix twists down the terminal with paired DNA bases between its strands.
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Password Cracker
Al Sweigart, 2026. A simulated password-cracking display gradually resolves random characters into a hidden message.
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Scroll Lightning
Al Sweigart, 2026. Branching bolts of ASCII lightning flash across an endlessly scrolling sky.
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Tsuro Scroll
Al Sweigart, 2026. Randomly selected and rotated tiles form a continuously scrolling network of convoluted routes.
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Bund FC
Al Sweigart, 2026. Inspired by the kinetic architecture of the Bund Finance Center in Shanghai.
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Candlelight
Al Sweigart, 2026. Flickering columns with random expansions and contractions.
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PyBay 2024 - Scrolling Animated ASCII Art in Python
Al Sweigart discusses scroll art at the PyBay 2024 conference in San Francisco on September 21, 2024. This is similar to the PyTexas 2024 talk. The talk was recorded and is available on pyvideo.org.
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Towers and Towers
Al Sweigart, 2024. Growing towers sprouting from the bottom of the screen.
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PyTexas 2024 - 20 GOTO 10: How to Make Scrolling ASCII Art
Al Sweigart discusses scroll art at the PyTexas 2024 conference in Austin on April 20, 2024. The talk was recorded and is available on pyvideo.org. The slides are available.
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